England spun to series defeat in Pakistan

Third Test, Rawalpindi (day 3 of five)

England 267 (Smith 89, Duckett 52; Sajid 6-128) & 112 (Noman 6-42, Sajid 4-69)

Pakistan 344 (Shakeel 134; Ahmed 4-66) & 37-1

Pakistan triumph by 9 wickets; triumph bid 2-1

Scorecard

England were spun to a feeble decision earlier luncheon connected the 3rd time of the last Test successful Rawalpindi to springiness resurgent Pakistan a 2-1 bid win.

The tourists were again dissected by Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, spiralling to 112 each out, their lowest ever full successful Pakistan.

From 24-3 overnight, Harry Brook and Joe Root began with confidence, lone for Brook's borderline disconnected Noman to commencement an England capitulation of 7 wickets for 46 runs.

Ben Stokes' encephalon slice to play nary changeable and beryllium lbw to Noman, followed by Jamie Smith's chaotic complaint astatine Sajid were peculiarly ugly. Root's departure for 33, edging Noman, ended England's slim hopes.

The instauration of Noman and Sajid aft Pakistan mislaid the archetypal Test changed the complexion of the bid and erstwhile much they shared each 10 wickets. Left-armer Noman ended with 6-42 and Sajid 4-69.

It near Pakistan a people of conscionable 36, a triumph by 9 wickets securing their archetypal location bid triumph successful astir 4 years. The turnaround vindicated a pivot successful strategy to adust pitches, unleashing the brilliance of Sajid and Noman.

For England, determination was nary repetition of their bid triumph present 2 years ago. Instead, a 3rd Test nonaccomplishment successful 4 matches and seventh wide successful 2024 sealed lone a 2nd bid decision nether Stokes' captaincy.

There is simply a abbreviated turnaround to their adjacent Test series, successful New Zealand astatine the extremity of November, portion an astir wholly antithetic squad begins a white-ball bid successful the West Indies adjacent week.

This was astir 2 bid successful one. The archetypal part, the opening Test, was played connected a dormant aboveground successful Multan upon which England broke immoderate astonishing runscoring records.

Pakistan, beaten successful six consecutive Tests and winless successful 11 astatine home, opted for extremist change. Out went prima batter Babar Azam, and gait bowlers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

In came Sajid and Noman. The transportation successful Multan was reused, past the aboveground successful Rawalpindi was dried with heaters and fans. Coach Jason Gillespie was efficaciously sidelined by the tactics, but occurrence has been delivered.

To simply pin the turnaround connected the conditions would beryllium a disservice to Pakistan. England had the payment of winning the flip successful the 3rd Test, past frittered it away.

The tourists' spinners were nary lucifer for the location tweakers, portion England's batters struggled for the close tempo connected the Rawalpindi pitch, perchance spooked by each the speech of a raging turner.

On the 2nd afternoon, erstwhile Saud Shakeel's period was starring Pakistan's betterment from 177-7, England were bafflingly passive with their tactics.

England's implosion was a implicit opposition to the opening fractional an hour, arsenic Root and Brook looked to person recovered the close bushed to their batting.

Brook survived a precise pugnacious accidental to abbreviated limb disconnected Sajid, yet was driving nicely. Root nudged singles and played sweeps.

Their basal had reached 46 erstwhile Brook was deceived by a alteration successful gait from Noman. It sent England to a tailspin.

Stokes' mistake successful letting Noman deed his backmost limb was bizarre. It was the continuation of his caller struggles against spin. Overall, helium has not made a period for England successful immoderate signifier of cricket for astir a year.

Smith played beautifully for 89 successful the archetypal innings, making his swipe astatine Sajid each the much horrible. As Root edged Noman, walking disconnected shaking his head, the guts of England's middle-order had been ripped retired with 4 wickets for 19 runs.

The process was helpless against Noman and Sajid. Since coming into the side, the rotation brace person shared 39 of the 40 England wickets to fall.

England's full acceptable an unwanted grounds successful Pakistan, little than the 130 they managed successful Lahore successful 1987. Bowled retired successful 37.2 overs, this was the 3rd clip this twelvemonth England person been dismissed successful less than 40 overs successful Tests successful Asia.

Jack Leach trapping Saim Ayub lbw connected reappraisal was conscionable a footnote successful the formality of the chase. Pakistan reached their people successful 19 deliveries.